Incoming Tide
- Worthing
- 1898
Demolition of a Mill Chimney in Leeds (1901)
An Edwardian Leeds crowd enjoys a spectacle of wanton destruction.
Since the pioneering Lumière brothers filmed 'Demolition of a Wall' in 1895, filmmakers have eagerly recorded demolition events such as this chimney felling in Leeds, simply because they look good on film. Clearly this was an equally popular occasion with the town's populace, who turned out for the gloriously satisfying ka-boom of a local landmark hitting the dirt.
Crowds watch a chimney falling.
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The Victorian World
Vivid portraits of everyday Victorian life, thanks to the first generation of filmmakers to take to Britain’s streets.
Some of the most fascinating of early films are those which are content to watch the world go by. Numerous filmmakers parked their cameras on street corners, in parks, on seaside promenades or outside workplaces or churches to capture fleeting moments of everyday life.
In their own day, these films held a mirror up to Victorian society. Today, these images of our ancestors – relaxed, smiling and laughing, gazing at us through the camera lens - are a gift of moving history. The offer us extraordinary insights into a lost world, more vivid than any still photograph or written account.
21 videos in this collection
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Incoming Tide
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Crowd Entering St George's Hall, Bradford (1901)
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Preston Egg Rolling (c.1901)
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Feeding the Tigers
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Beach Scene
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Beagles
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Manchester Street Scenes (1901)
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Darwen Street Scenes (1901)
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Jamaica Street Glasgow (1901)
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Liverpool Street Scenes (1901)
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Buxton Skyline (1901)
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Scenes of Carlisle (1901)
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Workpeople and Girls on Stoney Street, Nottingham (1900)
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Scenes of Ashton under Lyne (1901)
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Co-operative Wholesale Society Clothing Factory in Manchester (c.1900)
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Congregation Leaving St Mary's Church, Dumfries (c.1901)
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Congregation Leaving St Mary's Dominican Church in Cork (1902)
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Demolition of a Mill Chimney in Leeds (1901)
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Employees Leaving Brown's Atlas Works, Sheffield (1901)
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Miners Leaving Pendlebury Colliery (1901)
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